Featured Cupcakes

Do you love cupcakes? When we were kids, it was always such a treat to have cupcakes at a birthday party or a school celebration. And although this simple pleasure is still satisfying, today's cupcakes have gotten much more sophisticated with elaborate, almost wedding-cake-style decorations and multi-layered flavor combinations. Below are some of Martha's favorite cupcakes from around the country.

Swirlz
Chicago
swirlzcupcakes.com
Martha's pick: chocolate passion

Happy Cakes
Denver
happycakesdenver.com
Martha's pick: cosmo

Violet's Cakes
Pasadena, California
violetscakes.com
Martha's pick: cherry pie

SusieCakes
Los Angeles and Calabasas, California
susiecakesla.com
Martha's pick: strawberry

Kara's Cupcakes
San Francisco
karascupcakes.com
Martha's pick: Kara's karrot